The coming week, in events that get to your heart through your stomach.
Wednesday, August 5
talk by Debra Shapiro, lead cook at the Goodman Community Center, 149 Waubesa St., 7:15 p.m., free. Call 233-5488 for more information.
Madison Public Libraries hosts a book discussion about Michael Pollan's best-selling In Defense of Food today as part of the UW-Madison in September. Meadowridge Library, 5740 Raymond Rd., 6:30 p.m., free. Call 608-246-4547 for more information.
Friday, August 7
Stop by the Just Coffee P2P Fundraiser and help send a member of the LaFEM women's coffee producing cooperative in Nicaragua on a Just Coffee delegation to another co-op in Central America. Enjoy food and drinks, coffee tastings, tours of the roasting facility, and bike tune-ups from Revolution Cycles. Sunday, August 9 Savor a sundae and support Independent Living, Inc. at its annual neighborhood ice cream social. Enjoy a free concert by The Capital City Band while you lap up tasty summer treats. The Gardens, 602 N. Segoe Rd., 1-3 p.m., $2 to build your own sundae. Call 608-274-7900 for more information.
